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- An Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.
- When Herodias divorces her husband and marries his brother Herod Antipas, governor of Judea, the prophet John the Baptist protests and is imprisoned. Salome, daughter of Herodias and both niece and stepdaughter to Herod, dances seductively and wins the prize of anything she asks of Herod. The prize she asks is the head of John the Baptist.
- A naive missionary brought up in China returns to America to seek a wife. Corrupt politicians enlist him to run for mayor as a dummy candidate with no chance of winning.
- Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the experienced merry-go-round owner and by a young, innocent maid. The maid, Julie, loses her job after going out with Liliom; he's fired by his jealous employer for going out with Julie. The two lovers move in with Julie's aunt; unemployment emasculates him and a local weasel tempts him with crime. Julie, now wan, is true to Liliom even in his bad temper. Meanwhile, a stolid widower, a carpenter, wants to marry Julie. Is there any future on this earth for Julie and Liliom, whose love is passionate rather than ideal?
- Promoter Smoothie King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness.
- The story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, king of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.
- A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.
- Merilla (Annette Kellerman), Queen of the Seas, finds a book among the wreckage at the bottom of the sea, that contains a prophecy that she shall save four human beings and then receive a human body of her own and an immortal soul. King Boreas (Walter Law), Master of the Storm, wrecks many ships and sends sea sirens to drag the victims to a certain death. Merilla saves the predicted number of lives and the fourth proves to be Prince Hero (Hugh Thompson), who is on his way to meet his betrothed, Princess Leanda (Mildred Keats). Merilla and the Prince fall in love with each other, but Ariela (Beth Irvine) tells them they must be unselfish and the Prince goes on to meet with Princess Leandra, who is really in love with one of her courtiers, Clovis (Fred Drucker). Boreas captures the Princess and puts her in a dungeon. Merilla has been rewarded with a human body and such a beautiful soul that she vows to rescue the Princess even though it means the loss of the Prince to her. She goes to the dungeon, encourages the Princess and walks out on a spider thread to warn the Prince of the great danger to the Princess. The Prince and his Knights come in time to save the Princess from a horrible fate. The Princess confesses her love for Clovis and the two couples are united.
- Mark Sabre hires young Effie Bright to keep his snobbish, cold-hearted wife Mabel company while he goes off to war. When he returns home from the front wounded, he finds that Mabel has fired Effie, who shows up at Mark's door with her baby, having no place to go. Mark takes her in, but Mabel leaves him when the town shuns him for what they believe is going on with Mark and Effie. Matters are further complicated when Effie, driven to desperation, commits an unspeakable act that results in Mark having a nervous breakdown--and then things get worse.
- The mother of a large family is abandoned by her children and faces consignment to the poorhouse. But one of her offspring, the one no one had faith in, returns to rescue her.
- In a prologue, Johnnie, one of the village blacksmith's two sons, falls from a tree that the squire's son Anson Brigham dared him to climb, and is crippled. The squire is an enemy of the blacksmith, who married the woman the squire loved. The main story shows the children grown up. Bill, the other son, has become a doctor, and Alice, the daughter, is having an affair with the squire's son, who has just returned from college. Bill is injured in a train accident, and Alice, accused of stealing some money belonging to the church, tries to commit suicide. The blacksmith rescues Alice; the elder brother recovers and successfully operates on Johnnie's legs, and the film ends happily.
- Crime novelist Roger Blackwood competes with hotel house detective Andy McCabe in solving a murder by poisoning at a medical convention.
- Running from the law, Jim Hall joins Hays' gang. Hays is foreman on the Herrick ranch and plans to rustle Herrick's cattle. Attracted to Herrick's sister Helen, Jim decides to tell the Sheriff about the raid. But when his plan is overheard he is made a prisoner.
- Mad Prince Stefan intends to take over the world as soon as he acquires a new explosive developed at a plant owned by Barbara Hackett. By blackmailing them, Stefan wins the cooperation of Barbara's uncle and the dishonest executive, Glenville, who would like to marry Barbara. Brick McDonald, an employee of Prince Stefan's, wins Barbara's confidence and after many complications--wild chases involving motor boats, airplanes, and submarines; fights with lions; and a rescue from a threatened descent into a pit of molten steel--he frustrates Prince Stefan's plans and reveals himself as the Chief of the U. S. Secret Service.
- A story of hardships in Alaska in which the true characters of five people are brought out when they are subjected to one problem or another. Some pass the tests and some don't.
- In Paris, France, famous artist Robert Stevens falls in love with Mrs. Marion Trevor and follows her to the U.S., where they plan to marry. Marion's brother, Dick Van Vleck, becomes infatuated with Lottie, who is modeling for Robert. However, Dick returns to college and abandons Lottie, who then drowns herself in the ocean. Robert is accused of betraying the girl, prompting Marion to break their engagement. In addition, he is falsely accused of theft, resulting in a two-year prison term. The artist joins several inmates in a prison break and saves the life of the state governor before escaping. Afterward, Robert lands on an island, where he prevents a shipwreck and nurses an ailing lighthouse keeper back to health. Although he receives a pardon, the despondent artist becomes a drunkard. One day, Marion and the governor enter a barroom to find Robert painting her portrait on the floor. The lovers are reconciled and find happiness together.
- Riley Sinclair sets out to kill the three men who left his brother, Hal, to die in the desert. One of the intended victims, Sam Lowrie, commits suicide, while Riley kills another in self-defense. During his pursuit of the third man, Ed Sanderson, Riley meets schoolteacher John Caspar, but soon discovers that his new friend is actually Virginia Cartwright, a woman on the run from her cruel husband, Jude. After both Jude and Ed are killed in a fight, Virginia is free to marry Riley.
- Tony Malatini, a puppeteer, at Paris' Theatre des Marionettes notices that his audience consists of only 7 people. He visits his successful competitor on the corner to see why people are drawn to it. After seeing Suzanne, the competitors popular dancer, Tony is mesmerized by her. He goes backstage to see her and asks her if he can make a puppet of her to use in his show. Over-hearing this, the Baron, Suzanne's controlling manager, castigates Suzanne threatening to set her free. Suzanne terrified of being on her own, begs the Baron to marry her and not to leave her. Tony comes during one of Suzanne's performances and begs her not to marry the Baron. Upset, Suzanne falls into the orchestra pit and injures herself to the extent that she won't dance again. Baron leaves Suzanne, but Tony with a doctor's help puts her through a vigorous exercise program. Tony also shows her how to be a puppeteer. Tony confesses to Suzanne that his true friends are his puppets. He picks up the puppet of Suzanne and tells her that he is in love with this puppet. Suzanne not realizing that he means her becomes confused. Together they put on a successful celebrity puppet show. During a celebration party, Tony decides he will propose marriage to her uniquely. He picks up the puppet of her and asks it to marry him. Suzanne becomes jealous and confused...
- Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred's deathbed request to go to Scotch Valley and take care of his surviving wife and children. When Jim arrives in the small town, he is told that there are two Fred Smith families in Scotch Valley, the rich Smiths and the poor Smiths. Jim assumes that the Smiths he is looking for are the poor ones, and is directed to a house where four children live in poverty. In the absence of her recently deceased mother and deserting father, Sally, the oldest child, has taken over the responsibilities of rearing the other three children. Initially, Sally mistrusts Jim's intrusion, but later realizes his good intentions and accepts his help. Wanting to find food for the children, Jim asks about their neighbors, and Pete, the oldest boy, informs Jim that one neighbor, Sam Pelgram, once beat him and later cut off their water supply. Jim, unable to believe that any man could be so cruel, goes to see Pelgram for himself and discovers that Pete's description is accurate. After failing to reason with mean-spirited Pelgram, Jim tries to reason with his wife, but soon realizes that she is only interested in seducing him. Jim seeks the legal help of William J. Hansen to begin adoption procedures and, in town, meets Olive Smith, an attractive young woman to whom he is instantly attracted. Sally soon becomes jealous of Jim and Olive's relationship and competes with Olive for his attention. Meanwhile, Pelgram organizes a group of local men to run Jim out of town by abducting and whipping him. Jim survives the ordeal and later discovers that Pelgram wants the Smith ranch because he has found oil on it. At the guardianship hearings, Mrs. Pelgram testifies against Jim's character by fabricating a story about how he made sexual advances toward her. The judge, however, is convinced of Jim's suitability as a parent and grants him custody of the children. Returning to the Smith ranch, Jim and the children are shocked to see their father, who has just been released from San Quentin. Smith announces that, just moments before, he sold the ranch to Pelgram. When Smith learns about the oil on the land, he welches on his deal with Pelgram, and Pelgram kills him. Pelgram is then arrested and led away to prison. Despite his realization that he has been living with the wrong Smith family all along, Jim decides to remain with his newly adopted family.
- After wealthy young socialite Myra Hastings ensnares her latest victim, Kent Whitney, the son of an "oil can millionaire," Bob Harkness, one of her rejected suitors, warns Kent of Myra's flirtatious and fickle nature. Together they concoct a scheme to teach her a lesson. Kent invites Myra home to meet his family, and she goes, expecting to find an atmosphere of elegance and refinement. Instead, she is greeted by Kent's eccentric father, who affronts her with crude jokes; Kent's mother is introduced reclining on a couch, surrounded by yapping dogs. Upon discovering that the evening was a ruse, Myra decides to retaliate. She hires a fake minister, pretends to marry Kent and then deserts him, leaving behind a message explaining that the ceremony was a farce. Kent pursues Myra and persuades her that a real marriage is in order.
- A businessman about to ruin his competitors is whisked away to a villa to keep him out of trouble, where a young woman watches over him. The two soon fall in love and work on making an escape.
- Gambling-house proprietor Lionel Jamieson, whose brutality has caused his wife's paralysis, removes his stepdaughter Betty from a convent to use her as a lure for customers. Lionel's young employee Tommy is a good friend to Mrs. Jamieson and soon falls in love with Betty. With the assistance of stable hand Gunga Din, Tommy trains his horse, Thunderclap, for a racing event. At the gambling house, a customer is cheated out of $40,000 and threatens to kill Lionel unless he repays the money within 24 hours. Lionel's friend Foster agrees to help, provided that his horse wins against Thunderclap. Upon learning that Tommy will need to cross a bridge while transporting his horse to the racetrack, Lionel plots to blow it up, killing both Thunderclap and his owner. However, Gunga Din suspects foul play and ensures their safe arrival. Tommy then rescues Betty from kidnapper Wah Leong, returns to the track, and rides Thunderclap to victory. Lionel is killed by the man he cheated, and the shock restores Mrs. Jamieson's mobility.
- A romantic cowboy dreams of rescuing damsels in distress. He finally rescues one from a runaway - the girl being the daughter of the wealthy rancher who is trying to force her into marriage with the foreman. He agrees however, to give his consent to the winner of the rodeo. The cowboy wins and rescues the girl again after she has been kidnapped.
- Rancher Joe Cumberland finds "Whistling Dan" in the desert and gives the boy a home, rearing him with his daughter Kate. Dan, grown to manhood, remains untamed, possessing a hot temper which ignites his eyes into a yellow glow when he is angered. Dan's eyes glow and he vows revenge when outlaw Jim Silent tries to kill him in a saloon brawl. Kate goes to the outlaw camp to prevent Dan from killing Silent, but is taken prisoner. The confrontation between the two men escalates when Dan captures Lee Haines, one of Silent's men, and Silent retaliates by imprisoning Kate's father. After a trade of prisoners, Dan trails the outlaws and exterminates the entire gang except for Silent. The two adversaries then slug it out, with Dan strangling his tormentor. His revenge accomplished, Dan is somewhat tamed and settles down with Kate.
- When U.S. Deputy Marshall Bat Carson is summoned to the town of Sonora to investigate the robberies of gold shipments from the nearby mine, he meets and falls in love with Phyllis Harland. At the mine office, Bat soon discovers that Phyllis' brother Phil is leaking information of the shipments through his dance-hall girlfriend Fay La Cross. Upon further investigation, Bat learns that the masterminds in the operation are saloon owner Con Norton and Sheriff Jim Canby. After Bat arrests Phil for his role in the robberies, Fay, since spurned by Norton, agrees to testify against him in court. On the day of the trial, Norton kidnaps Fay, and Bat follows in pursuit. After a thrilling chase, Bat rescues her and races back to court to win both Phil's freedom and Phyllis' hand in marriage.
- An orphan girl named Mary Ann falls for a poverty-stricken composer named John Lonsdale.
- Chick Crandall, half owner of the Flying A Ranch, returns home after a five-year absence and, because he is suspicious of his foreman Sam Curtis' activities, decides to proceed incognito. Disguised as Harold Montague, his partner's son, Chick works among the ranch hands and discovers that Curtis is rustling cattle and is responsible for driving Barbara Hampton and her aunt from their home. After a series of skirmishes between Chick and Curtis, Curtis is expelled from the ranch, Chick reveals his true identity, and Montague is so pleased with his partner that he relinquishes his share of the ranch to him. Chick, now full owner of the Flying A, offers his home in a marriage partnership with Barbara.
- Following the death of Rand, a wealthy reformed criminal, his family moves to the city, and Rand, Jr., becomes a candidate for mayor. Mrs. Rand neglects her family to pursue social ambitions, and Hannock, a dope fiend, dupes Cicely into a marriage. Hannock, who has caused the death of Rand, Sr., and knows of his past, blackmails the politically ambitious son, George. Eventually awakened to his sense of responsibility and self-respect, George faces up to the villain, whose suicide precipitates the family's return to its village environment.
- Clyde is a handyman around a circus. His mother is the bearded lady in the side-show; his father is a millionaire separated from his family. Clyde is endeavoring to get the old man's fortune, with the strong man of the circus scheming to beat him to it.
- Larry Hart criticizes his father, a newspaper publisher, for exploiting the plight of the poor to sensationalize the news, and to prove his point, Larry decides to reform an unfortunate slum dweller. While in the slums, Larry meets Jenny Carson, a waif dressed in boys' clothing, and finds her a job as a waitress. Larry falls in love with Jenny, but when his father meets her, he recognizes the waif as the daughter of his crooked ex-partner, Joe Farley, and forbids their marriage. Joe then appears and confronts his former partner with the proof that Hart and not Joe was the real swindler. After a series of misadventures, Hart admits his guilt, Larry and Jenny are married and Larry is able to implement his ideals when he takes control of his father's paper.
- When Princess Yve comes to Paris, attended by her faithful servant Hadji, she meets sculptor Richard Arnold and the two fall in love. This drives Count Tolstoff, who also is in love with the princess, into a jealous rage. Attempting to gain revenge by destroying Richard's prize-winning statues, Tolstoff breaks into his studio but is followed by Hadji. In the ensuing scuffle, the count is killed and Richard is arrested for the crime. When the princess discovers that Richard is married, it looks as if the sculptor will lose both his love and his freedom, until the servant confesses to the crime and Richard is notified that his wife has died while on an ocean voyage. Thus freed of his bonds, the sculptor marries the princess, who then becomes the mother of his children.
- Helene Blair is the wife of a prominent businessman who neglects to give her much attention. He is thoroughly engrossed in business affairs. A day comes when she meets Duke Tremaine, clubman, man-about-town, and social parasite. And taking advantage of her husband's absence he attempts to assert his personality upon her impressionable heart. The result is society starts to gossip with the husband the last to learn of the affair. He loses faith in his wife for a time, but she shows herself eventually as completely misunderstood. After a brief separation Blair learns that Helene is above reproach. So a reconciliation takes place, but not until the trespasser is punished.
- Beverly Arnold is a secretary in the law firm of John Cumberland and Stephen Gray. Both men court her, but Beverly succumbs to the charms of Gray. With her help, he writes a bestselling novel which leads him to give up his law career. After their marriage, Beverly continues to aid Gray with his writing, bringing a touch to his work that makes him famous. Gray, however, in his conceit, becomes bored with his wife and divorces her for Hedda Kossiter, a vampirish artist. Beverly, freed from Gray, becomes a literary success in her own right. Gray, anxious to win her back, is dismayed to discover that her heart has turned to his former partner, John Cumberland.
- In her sixteenth year, Wing Toy learns how as an infant she was brought to Wong, a Chinese laundryman, by a former convict known as The Mole and that her father was Chinese and her mother American. Later, to give her a better home, Wong pledged her in marriage to Yen Low, a powerful and unscrupulous underworld figure, when she would come of age. Yen Low plans to divorce his American wife, White Lily, and marry Wing Toy. The intervention of reporter Bob Harris leads to the release of Wing Toy; Yen Low is killed by White Lily; and Wing Toy's engagement to the reporter becomes possible when it is revealed that she is the daughter of the district attorney.
- Upon her father's death, Esther Regan promises to carry out his wishes that she protect his workers and manage the Regan Steel Mills as well as he. The Associated Trust has been trying to gain control of the Regan plant, but has always met with resistance from Regan. Now that he is dead, they see their opportunity for a coup and send Darwin McAllister to accomplish the deed. However, McAllister is impressed with the way the plant is run and, growing fond of Esther, resigns his position to help her fight the trust. This arouses the ire of trust president Cyrus Moulton, who employs Dan Cullen to sabotage plant operations by delaying the shipment of a critical contract. McAllister and Esther appeal to the workers; united, they manage to rout the trust and get through to deliver their shipment.
- Julia, an attractive hometown girl, has many suitors but is lured to Chicago by an older man whom Julia later discovers to be already married. Julia returns home to wed her devoted sweetheart, Noble Dill.
- Lloyds of London hires Jim Landers to investigate Captain Machen and find out whether or not he is scuttling his ships to collect insurance money. In order to avoid suspicion, Landers allows himself to be shanghaied aboard the Dorothy Low on her next voyage where he discovers the brutality of First Mate Erickson. Despite the brutality on board, Landers remains skeptical of accusations of scuttling because Machen has brought his daughter Laura on the voyage. However, the ship is scuttled en route and Erickson dies. Machen, Laura, Landers and some crew members survive, but Machen is critically injured and, on his deathbed, confesses that he had previously scuttled a ship because it was carrying arms to Mexico. The case satisfactorily resolved, Landers realizes that he has fallen in love with Laura.
- Princess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon the coy Countess falls in love with young Lieutenant de Tokay, who is himself in love with Latzi's gypsy sweetheart Tinka.
- Former miner Daniel Slade becomes a wealthy investor and runs for political office, ultimately becoming the governor of his state. Daniel's wife, Mary, is unable to adjust to a life in high society, often embarrassing him in the presence of his colleagues. Temptation arrives in the form of Katherine Strickland, the daughter of a prominent senator, who takes Daniel away from his old-fashioned wife. However, Daniel eventually realizes how much he loves Mary, and he returns to her.
- While visiting New York, lumberman Angus MacDonald is introduced to cabaret dancer Ruth Mayo by his friend Sinclair. Their romance culminates in marriage, and soon MacDonald takes his bride back to the Northwest. Ruth grows tired of the Northwest, and MacDonald returns with her to New York, where their child is born; but his business does not permit him to remain. One night Ruth returns to the cafe, dances with her old partner, and accepts an agent's offer of a European tour. Six years later, MacDonald learns that his daughter is dancing at the same cafe, and through her a reconciliation is effected between husband and wife.
- Mazie Starrett is a member of a band of thieves headed by Henry Hartland. Her boyfriend Jimmy Britton decides to go straight, and Mazie agrees to marry him when he convinces her that he can make as much money honestly as illegally. While Jimmy works as a truck driver, Mazie is arrested for shoplifting, but customer Allison Cabot obtains her release and befriends her. Meanwhile, Henry romances Allison, who is actually using him to help clear her lover who is in jail for the disappearance of valuable documents which she suspects are in Henry's possession. Mazie seduces Henry, and with Jimmy's help, recovers the papers. A sympathetic police inspector allows Mazie and Jimmy to go away and begin a new life free of crime.
- John Weston leaves his wife and kids to marry adventuress Doris Clark and loses his mind when he realizes his mistake.
- Prince Philippe of Bracowa must join his fiancée by train. The young and pretty Gisèle is on the same train, for her too to join her fiancé.
- In 1917 during the First World War, a French deserter entered the service of German counter-espionage, but F. Villard (registration number 33) was a real French spy. Discovered, he is saved by a German spy who betrays her country for love.
- Clyde is a mountain guide in the Alps who "doubles" as a bellhop and hotel clerk. He pilots some guests to the highest peaks, encounters a huge bear, a funny looking moose and has many narrow escapes.